i gotta say that i do scrape and buff after a good hot wax with my $2 salvation army iron..and it works great.... however i have also neglected to scrape and buff at all on numerous occasions and just went shredding and it was fine.... waxing isn't rocket science

Does anyone know if you can just use DuPont Teflon Multi Use spray instead of waxing? I've always hot waxed and I never paid attention that the wax actually warms up when you're riding until today (i thought it just scrapped away from use instead of melting).

Just wondering since alot of people use the teflon spray on motorcycle chains and i've seen some hot waxes advertised as with teflon in it.

When you hotwax you're melting wax into the base which is porous like your skin. The scraping process takes off all the excess wax which has not been absorbed.. all the good wax is already in the base.

Brushing the base with a horsehair brush or scotchbrite pad is to expose the strucure of your board.

I have a question about how often you guys hot wax. I only do mine once every season and go on the order of 8-9 times each season. Do you think thats too little? I heard some people wax every 3 times....

I try to hotwax every 3-4 times myself. I wouldn't let my board take 8 days on the hill without waxing. If you're only going 8-9 times a season, two waxes should be enough. But waxing too much won't hurt your board.

do you have to brush off the excess wax tho, wouldnt it eventually come off from your runs?

Extra wax that sloughs off in the first run isn't going to hurt you on the mountain, but it's usually good practice to wipe down your board with a rag after scraping and brushing before you go out.

When I first started waxing my board I didn't scrape it enough. From my experience, the wax in the middle of the board is not going to just slough off on the first run. It will stay there for days, it's pretty damn hard. If you have a light base and you can see any dirt the wax is probably too thick.

do you have to brush off the excess wax tho, wouldnt it eventually come off from your runs?

Extra wax that sloughs off in the first run isn't going to hurt you on the mountain, but it's usually good practice to wipe down your board with a rag after scraping and brushing before you go out.

When I first started waxing my board I didn't scrape it enough. From my experience, the wax in the middle of the board is not going to just slough off on the first run. It will stay there for days, it's pretty damn hard. If you have a light base and you can see any dirt the wax is probably too thick.

I figured "brushed off" wax referred to the newly scraped shavings being on the board. Theres no way streaks of wax are going to "slough off".

I just wanted to reiterate that you do not have to buy expensive kits or irons.

I bought a $6 iron at Walmat, and made a stand out of scrap wood in my garage, threw that on top of a couple of saw horses and bam… full on waxing station… melt it on… scrape it off… simple. AND yes, the RIGHT wax matters for the right conditions… I like the ONE BALL JAY wax they offer several different options for different temperature conditions.

Hot wax is always the way to go. It is much better than rub on since is doesn't just sit on top of the board, it gets in the grooves and is much better on edge burn, and to go along with PunkPhilosophy different kinds of wax matter for different conditions but my favorite wax site is: Purl they have all kinds of wax for all conditions, I personally use the purple wax most.

Hot wax goes deeper and is all around better. It's completely fine to carry rub on wax with you on the mountains nd use it if your board feels a little sticky but you should hot wax at the very least twice every season

I've tried both. Rub one is easier but did not seep into the pores and does not last long. Hot wax is a pain more work but makes me go faster and last more than 3 days of riding. or maybe i did a bad job of rub-on?

The pain through the whole process for me was scraping the excess wax off.

That took me forever to do. Is there s simpler way?

You can use less wax, especially if you leave a tad of a coat from the last wax. I usually do about 1 drop of melted wax per square inch/inch and a half on the base. A bit more towards the edges and less on the outer nose n tail. However, I've waxed with much less wax and it makes scraping easier. Also, if you remove your bindings, you get fewer pools of wax from the binding insert 'suck" that results from the bolts pulling the base up slightly.

i prefer hot wax too, but i keep on screwing up our irons... is there a way to keep my irons from getting screwed up?

are you using a regular clothing iron with holes? that's your problem right there. get a waxing iron.

if you are using a waxing iron, you would have to consciously do something on purpose to mess it up.

Yup, never mix your wax and clothes irons. Have one for each purpose. Could you be more specific with how you are screwing up your irons? *are you just ending up with wax on your clothes? Irons designed for waxing are great because they have specific temp settings for wax, have rounded edges for smooth application, and no holes.

Hotwax takes about 45 minutes to do a good job with a tuning as well, but it last for a couple trips. Rub on wax doesn't even last one entire day, and it tends to cost more. So save money, better quality hot wax all the way.

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